Workout 2: With PT, we decided best way for me to get my confidence back is just to take it very easy for the next month with light weights. Overall feels okay now. Going to get a small dumbell and do the Skull Cruncher and Dumbbell Twist while watching TV etc

Won’t be much chance of a workout out Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week, so will defo go on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Hopefully will at least get cardio in when I reach Tauranga on Friday! Think this will be the test to see what I’m made of this year!

Monday - Turns out my Sunday workout pushed me more than I thought! Decided to take today off the gym, but did go an get a 3kg dumbell for home. So did my skull crunchers and dumb bell twists, so easy just do them in ads etc. Am doing these each day at home, wanna get my elbow 100%!!!!

Workout (Tuesday 8th)Not happy with this workout overall, I need to build weekly plans when I get back from NZ otherwise I just walk round and do random stuff.

So got back from New Zealand today. Was an epic time, book ended with Stag do and the wedding. In between was plenty of catching up with people.

Was gutted that I didn't do any runs while I was in Waikanae (home town), was raining pretty much whole time but I should have just manned up. Did do some squats though with the old bar bell I found in dads garage with a few weights. Glad it did not break, bar seemed very tired!

Played some heaps of cricket, soccer and throwing the basketball around when in Rotorua the last few days. And had a go facing the bowling machine at the bro's which is tough work. So I wasnt totally lazy, I could have done more core work tho.

So I am behind 22 workouts for the month, I am going to put my count 8 for the month, there was at least 3 forms of training of some form on holiday. So 10 days left in month, no reason why I cant get to 16 workouts for the month. BRING IT.

Was a bit sore from yesterday, but pushed through it. Very similar to yesterdays work out, was happy with core work today. Pushed myself that much more with reps/time increasing that much more. Started to really really feel it at the end.

Off to Grampians tomorrow for long weekend after work. There is a gym at the Motel we are staying at, probably not a lot, but hopefully enough to do something. Will be walking a lot during weekend so will be fun!

Back from holiday - the gym was lol worthy at the Motel, was like 5 pieces of equipment and it wasnt worth bothering with as it was all rusted. Did not trust. They learnt the lesson from putting gym equipment in same room as the spa :/

Anyhow, didn't do anything on the Friday, we left for work at 7am, and got to Motel at 10:30pm. Was a long day.

Feeling pretty good now, my skipping has improved. The weight in handles gives the forearms a good burn after a while.

Pretty happy with my progress. The 4km run was very tough tho, had too much to eat before I went and a couple ciders :/, glad I pushed through.

Am contemplating not drinking in Feb - undecided. Maybe limit it too absolute max of either 12 beers or 1 btl wine/week. Dont drink much more than this atm, but its the times where I'll drink absurd amounts one night that I feel letting me down.